E-Gobrecht, vol. 3, no. 7b

The E-Gobrecht

Volume 3, Issue 7a, mid- July 2007
Whole Number 28a, Special Edition

The E-Gobrecht is an award winning electronic publication of the Liberty Seated
Collectors Club (LSCC). The LSCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
attributions of the Liberty Seated Coin series. The LSCC provides the information
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information contained herein cannot be completely verified. Contact information is
included near the end of this newsletter.

Miscellaneous Notes from the Editor

Editor’s comments. This newsletter is a special edition; the next issue will come
out as usual on or around August This edition contains some time sensitive
information on establishing the LSCC Hall of Fame. Please review this document
carefully.

Availability of past issues . Through the generosity of Gerry Fortin, the previous
issues of the E-Gobrecht are readily accessible on his seated dime website at
http://www.seateddimevarieties.eom/FSCC.htm.

Please consider submitting something for print. It need not be elaborate; it can be
something as simple as a short note on your favorite variety, neat find, nice cherry pick,
happenings at a coin show, rare Fiberty Seated coinage coming up for auction, etc. If
you are interested in it, rest assured, others will be too! Sharing information is a goal of
this newsletter. This is a continuing plea.

Features in this issue

==> The FSCC Hall of Fame Memorandum by John McCloskey.
==> FSCC Calendar.

==> Information on the Fiberty Seated Collectors Club.

==> FSCC Hall of Fame Memorandum. The FSCC President, John McCloskey,
proposed the idea to establish a Fiberty Seated Collectors Club Hall of Fame to honor
prominent FSCC club members. Formally announced at the May 1 1 * FSCC meeting at
the Central States Numismatic Society Convention in St. Fouis, the enclosed document is
the latest draft guidelines for establishing and selecting inductees into the Hall of Fame.
John will ask for a vote of acceptance at the 2007 ANA Convention’s FSCC meeting at 9
AM on Thursday, August 9*’ at the Midwest Airlines Convention Center in Milwaukee.

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Please review this doeument and attend the elub meeting. (This document is also posted
on the LSCC website at http://www.lsccweb.org/LSCC Hall of Fame.php .)

LSCC Hall of Fame

The LSCC Hall of Fame is being established to recognize club members who have made
significant contributions to expanding the literature on Seated coinage, who have built an
important collection of Liberty Seated coinage or who have served in a leadership
position while contributing to the success of LSCC. Individuals will be selected for this
honor by a committee of five club members appointed by the club officers. The
committee selections will be announced during the club meeting at the ANA Summer
Convention. Individuals selected for this honor will receive a plaque recognizing their
admission to the Hall of Fame and a citation describing their contributions will be
published in the Gobrecht Journal.

ARTICLE I - The Selection Committee

Section 1 . A Selection Committee of five club members will be appointed each
year and announced during the club meeting at the ANA Summer Convention.

Section 2. Committee members will be appointed for a term of one year. There is
no limit on the number of terms that an individual may serve on the Committee.

ARTICLE II - Duties of the Selection Committee

Section 1 . The Selection Committee will choose one of its own members as
Committee Chairman and he will represent the committee during its term of office. A
Committee Chairman will be selected by September L' of each year.

Section 2. Nominations for admission to the Hall of Eame will be solicited in the
fall notice sent to all club members and nominations can be made to the Committee
Chairman until December 3L' of each year.

Section 3. The Selection Committee will select no more than two individuals
each year for admission to the Hall of Eame. The Committee will notify the club
President of their selections each year by June l’^' to allow time to prepare the award
plaques for presentation during the club meeting at the ANA Summer Convention.

Section 4. The Committee Chairman will select club members to prepare the
citations for publication in the Gobrecht Journal.

Section 5. The Committee Chairman will prepare an announcement describing
the accomplishments of the individuals admitted to the ESCC Hall of Eame and submit it
to the numismatic media.

ARTICEE III - Duties of the Club Officers

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Section 1 . The club Secretary-Treasurer will, upon request, provide information
to the Committee Chairman on membership status to verify eligibility for the Hall of
Fame and provide a list of club publications by the nominee in support of eligibility for
the Hall of Fame.

Section 2. The club Secretary-Treasurer will maintain a permanent listing of the
individuals admitted to the Hall of Fame that includes their name and their date of
admission.

Section 3. The club President will have the Hall of Fame plaques prepared for the
individuals selected for admission to the Hall of Fame.

ARTICLE IV - Eligibility Requirements for Selection to the Hall of Eame

Section 1 . Nominees must be active club members for a period of at least ten
years or former members must have been active for a period of at least ten years.

Section 2. Eormer club members who are deceased are eligible for selection to
the Hall of Eame provided they were active for a period of at least ten years.

ARTICEE V - Eist of Contributions worthy of Nomination to the ESCC Hall of Eame.
Any of the contributions listed below will entitle an individual to be considered for
admission to the Hall of Eame.

Section 1 . A nominee can be recognized for significant advances in numismatic
research on Seated coinage. The significance of this research as reflected by member
voting for the Pryor Research Award will be an important consideration.

Section 2. A nominee can be recognized for significant contributions to the
numismatic literature on Seated coinage. The number of contributions made by the
nominee as well as their significance as reflected by member voting for the annual
Ahwash Award will be an important consideration.

Section 3. A nominee can be recognized for his work in building a significant
collection of Seated coins in at least one of the Seated series. Documentation of the
quality of this collection through an auction catalogue, the listing of the collection as a
Registry Set or a description of the collection in a numismatic publication will be an
important consideration.

Section 4. A nominee can be recognized for significant service contributions as a
club officer or club representative in carrying out the club mission. A nominee should
have served at least five years in a leadership position with the club and made
contributions that significantly improved club services to members.

Revised Draft Copy
John McCloskey
July 8, 2007

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LSCC Calendar

- Gobrecht Journal Issue #99 postal mailed - Late-July 2007.

- Color photos for the Gobrecht Journal’s 100* Issue accepted - until August 1, 2007.

- Annual Meeting of the LSCC at the ANA Convention, Midwest Airlines Convention
Center, Milwaukee, WI - August 9, 2007, 9AM.

- Dues notice and ballot for The Gobrecht Journal Award - September 2007.

- 100th Issue of the Gobrecht Journal - November 2007.

- LSCC Seated Dollar census - 2008.

- LSCC Trade Dollar census - 2009.

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Bill Bugert
Editor, E -Gobrecht
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Gettysburg, PA 17325-6927
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Information on the Liberty Seated Collectors Club

The LSCC Pledge. To encourage, promote, and dispense numismatic knowledge of the
Liberty Seated coins; to cultivate fraternal relations among its members and all those
interested in the science of numismatics.

LSCC Officers.

President: John McCloskey.

Vice-President: Larry Briggs.

Secretary/Treasurer: Len Augsburger.

LSCC Membership Information. Dues are $15 per year and include three issues of The
Gobrecht Journal, an award winning numismatic publication. To join the Liberty Seated
Collectors Club, for The Gobrecht Journal mailing address changes, or for other
membership questions, correspond with the LSCC Secretary Len Augsburger at:

Leonard Augsburger
P.O. Box 6114
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Phone: (847) 816-1649.

Email: leonard augsburger@hotmail.com .

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Dr. John W. McCloskey

President, LSCC, and Editor, The Gobrecht Journal
Email address: John.McCloskey@notes.udayton.edu

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